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are you concerned about senator john mccain? >> i am always concerned about dealmaking for the sake of dealmaking. if one party says here is what i stand for and another says here is what i stand for and in the process you have to say how do we get something done? that is different from saying it is really cool to get some people in the room and let's try to negotiate something. sometimes you look at what senator mccain has done. he has had great accomplishments. he has had a heroic path for the country. other times there is an enthusiasm about gangs for the sake of gangs. >> this is a little broad, hypothetical. for those people who are watching, if someone out there and the audience happens to be a conservative who has substantial financial means to give money to some group in washington and they have not done so before, why would they get it to you incident the club for growth or americans for tax reform or some other organization? why is yours the one they should be giving their money to? >> there are a lot of good groups ou
are you concerned about senator john mccain? >> i am always concerned about dealmaking for the sake of dealmaking. if one party says here is what i stand for and another says here is what i stand for and in the process you have to say how do we get something done? that is different from saying it is really cool to get some people in the room and let's try to negotiate something. sometimes you look at what senator mccain has done. he has had great accomplishments. he has had a heroic path...
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gwen: governing. >> but look at john mccain. john mccain could be helpful on immigration. he's their worst enemy on benghazi. >> don't forget the prospects for a budget deal as well. you have tax reform and an effort by max baucus and dave camp and new c.b.o. numbers showing the deficit coming down rapidly. that means the kind of deal you would need to make further progress over the long run isn't as big. numbers aren't as big. might make it easier to do and all sides might have an incentive to get it done. >> the question is if you're a republican who wants to work with the president, if your constituents will allow you, because your constituents are thinking the white house isn't telling the truth. they're thinking they got the i.r.s. going into their records. and so if you're a republican senator and you turn back to your constituents and say, buy this deal i'm selling you because you can trust the white house. they may think you're nuts. gwen: we have so much more to talk about. and guess what? the conversation is going to end here but it's going to continue right as t
gwen: governing. >> but look at john mccain. john mccain could be helpful on immigration. he's their worst enemy on benghazi. >> don't forget the prospects for a budget deal as well. you have tax reform and an effort by max baucus and dave camp and new c.b.o. numbers showing the deficit coming down rapidly. that means the kind of deal you would need to make further progress over the long run isn't as big. numbers aren't as big. might make it easier to do and all sides might have an...
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john mccain had this to say yesterday. take a listen. >> it's been a fee asco, send air force out to silicon valley and fix this problem. it's ridiculous and everybody knows that. >> this is a large misstep, but do you think there is enough time to as the president sid, redouble the efforts? this is part of his legacy. this has to be frustrating for you and other democrats supportive of the president through this process. >> yes, thomas, it's been very frustrating and upsetting. obviously the current situation with the rollout of the exchanges is unacceptable and the president made that very clear today. and they are doing what they call the technology surge, they are bringing in folks from the private sector all of the experts from the government sector, so it's all hands on deck to try to fix this. it is important to remember, there's huge demand for this affordable health care. there have been over 20 million visits to this website. so that does show that the law was very much needed. it's also important to remember as
john mccain had this to say yesterday. take a listen. >> it's been a fee asco, send air force out to silicon valley and fix this problem. it's ridiculous and everybody knows that. >> this is a large misstep, but do you think there is enough time to as the president sid, redouble the efforts? this is part of his legacy. this has to be frustrating for you and other democrats supportive of the president through this process. >> yes, thomas, it's been very frustrating and...
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you know, i admire john mccain, because you get what you pay for with john mccain, that is what the voters of arizona have been electing. and he has beenÑi giving them t same thing for 25 years. he has never met a war he didn't like. and you know, he has never been sort of able to shake his believes on this. i mean, the world changes and mccain doesn't. i think he is sort of proudly old fashioned. in some ways that served him well, in other ways we can admire that. i saw the segment you did about the ads, and for the need to negotiate with people you don't agree with. and mccain, in the senate, is very much one of those people. but not so much when it comes to foreign policy. i don't think he will be changing his tune on this. >> i agree, i think it is genuinely felt. but what is so significant to me about this new kind of charm offensive for iran, iran represents the bid bad guy, the neocons have trained their eyes on him. what does it do to that entire movement and architecture of war-mongering, essentially, if you actually get a kind of iranian deal? >> it would destroy it. and chris,
you know, i admire john mccain, because you get what you pay for with john mccain, that is what the voters of arizona have been electing. and he has beenÑi giving them t same thing for 25 years. he has never met a war he didn't like. and you know, he has never been sort of able to shake his believes on this. i mean, the world changes and mccain doesn't. i think he is sort of proudly old fashioned. in some ways that served him well, in other ways we can admire that. i saw the segment you did...
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the john mccains of the republican party are done. there will be the has beens. they are over it and holding on for dear life. they are still guys with ideas and they are not and i think ted cruz is proof of that. mitch mcconnell and john mccain, those years, i hope they enjoyed it because they are not going to be leading this party for the next ten years, so there is a fight right now for the new leadership but i don't think it's a bad thing. i actually think it's a positive thing because when the other guys have been in charge, we're getting our brains beat in. every single election and they haven't done very well -- >> yeah, okay, let me go to ross on this because i mean, that is a fair point. i watched ted cruz in action and you see a smart guy, very passionate, very good speaker, good debater. if i was a democrat up against him, i would be pretty concerned actually -- >> would you, actually, though, piers -- >> i think i would be concerned he could galvanize people. >> i think ted cruz is absolutely galvanize people and if you look -- there is a poll release
the john mccains of the republican party are done. there will be the has beens. they are over it and holding on for dear life. they are still guys with ideas and they are not and i think ted cruz is proof of that. mitch mcconnell and john mccain, those years, i hope they enjoyed it because they are not going to be leading this party for the next ten years, so there is a fight right now for the new leadership but i don't think it's a bad thing. i actually think it's a positive thing because when...
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senator mccain said this has been debated, the american people have spoken and when they reelected president obama. senator mcconned said our strategying have been to be based in the real world, in real yi9, not based on what ted cruz just did. you've also been a critic of what senator cruz did last night. is this good for the republican party? where is the strategy? >> well, look, you know, bob and i are privileged to serve in a very unusual institution. you've been there with us, you know how it works. the thing about the united states senate is every member has the opportunity to express themselves when they feel passionately about some idea. ted cruz feels really passionate about repealing obama care. i disagree maybe with the method, but look, he is a member of the senate just like each of us are, and he has the right to take the floor as he did last night and two express himself, and deliver a message, stephanie, to the american people that he thinks is very important, and frankly i think is very important. that is, we're fixing to get hit with the biggest entitlement program the ameri
senator mccain said this has been debated, the american people have spoken and when they reelected president obama. senator mcconned said our strategying have been to be based in the real world, in real yi9, not based on what ted cruz just did. you've also been a critic of what senator cruz did last night. is this good for the republican party? where is the strategy? >> well, look, you know, bob and i are privileged to serve in a very unusual institution. you've been there with us, you...
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john mccain to come to a deal. [laughter] >> i will do anything. stop calling. [laughter] atthey should try that fourth, mo. the guys will talk every time. democratsits, the happened to be on the right side. on the issue of the president's appointments, he should get whom he once unless they are some .ind of limited -- lunatic on legislation, it is different from judicial. each party always argues against a filibuster when is in the majority. but they always end up in the minority. they ought to be a little bit circumspect. forhe filibuster was killing civil rights legislation in the 1950's and 1960's. that is what it is used. >> republicans keep trying to kill obamacare. the president has started to sell it again. >> i recognize there are still a lot of folks in this town return for the law to fail. >> he had given business's one year's grace before providing coverage for employees. the house speaker says individuals deserve no less. extending two bills fairness to all americans. the president said he would veto t
john mccain to come to a deal. [laughter] >> i will do anything. stop calling. [laughter] atthey should try that fourth, mo. the guys will talk every time. democratsits, the happened to be on the right side. on the issue of the president's appointments, he should get whom he once unless they are some .ind of limited -- lunatic on legislation, it is different from judicial. each party always argues against a filibuster when is in the majority. but they always end up in the minority. they...
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john mccain what is your reaction to this impending shutdown? >> well, my reaction is that it is unnecessary. and i'm afraid that the american people, as they have in the past, will blame republican, ie, republicans, and what is particularly disappointing is that obama care is going to have a lot of problems in its rollout. the president's polling numbers are falling in every category. and yet the story is to the american people, that republicans are fighting republicans. that is not helpful. >> it is not helpful, but it happens to have the benefit of being true, doesn't it? what is going on with the heart of the gop here. because it seems to me that large numbers of your party don't realize what a potential laughing stock they are making for the entire party. >> well, first of all, in their defense, these individuals, particularly house members campaigned saying that they would go to washington and they would do anything in order to repeal and replace obama care. by the way, one of the ironies is that this does not stop obama care. it stops gov
john mccain what is your reaction to this impending shutdown? >> well, my reaction is that it is unnecessary. and i'm afraid that the american people, as they have in the past, will blame republican, ie, republicans, and what is particularly disappointing is that obama care is going to have a lot of problems in its rollout. the president's polling numbers are falling in every category. and yet the story is to the american people, that republicans are fighting republicans. that is not...
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way, the headline or at least one of them that came out of that border tour with the senators, john mccain tweeted "just witnessed a woman successfully climb an 18-foot fence a few yards from us." he tweeted a picture of that. what's the reaction you've heard to this? >> that's a daily occurrence. the border needs to be secure in order for the american people feel that immigration reform can happen in a serious manner. if you had the possibility of people not jumping an 18-foot fence, if she could go somewhere in mexico and request the possibility of coming to work here, even temporarily, trust me, they would do that before having to risk their lives on an 18-foot fence in front of u.s. senators. the problem is that doesn't exist and that's why it's so important that immigration reform deal with a widespread number of issues. not just what to do with the 11 million people that are here illegally, but also how to stop others from coming and how to create a system by which people can try to come to this country without feeling that the only way is to risk their lives and jump an 18-foot fenc
way, the headline or at least one of them that came out of that border tour with the senators, john mccain tweeted "just witnessed a woman successfully climb an 18-foot fence a few yards from us." he tweeted a picture of that. what's the reaction you've heard to this? >> that's a daily occurrence. the border needs to be secure in order for the american people feel that immigration reform can happen in a serious manner. if you had the possibility of people not jumping an 18-foot...
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there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before the republican brand gets even more tarnished. that's where the action is. you're never going to get the people who came to town to destroy government to feel bad about destroying government. >> thank you, david corn, jonathan capehart. see you next week probably. >>> coming up, a lot of them fear the antigovernment extremists or zealots are tearing the party around and they might be right. >>> also, mr. ted cruz told the values voters summit today he's not giving up. and all over washington democrats are enjoying the fact. and t
there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before...
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when john mccain talks about politics. a lot of people came in illegally. there are lots of people doing all the right things, standing in line. why should we give a pathway to people doing it illegally when there are people trying to do it legally? others think a bill based on promises about what the government is going to do don't trust the government, which is a reasonable position to have. the problem is when the conversation take place on the political plane, it's not speaking to the people who are thinking in terms of a philosophical view -- gwen: so the senator ted cruz's and mike lees of the world who are pushing back, the white house says to them what? they're becoming like a house? >> i think they do. in mike's case he didn't come from the house but you have a dynamic in the senate where a lot of the republican senators now are people who came from the house and one office there in first the gingrich revolution and the subsequent more conservative waves of the house and they are bringing the waves of the house to the senate. not that the senate co
when john mccain talks about politics. a lot of people came in illegally. there are lots of people doing all the right things, standing in line. why should we give a pathway to people doing it illegally when there are people trying to do it legally? others think a bill based on promises about what the government is going to do don't trust the government, which is a reasonable position to have. the problem is when the conversation take place on the political plane, it's not speaking to the...
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you know, i think that, you know, i appreciate what senator mccain and senator graham were trying to say. under no circumstances are americans at home in danger of getting shot by a drone from the u.s. government. however, they continue to be a little bit behind the curve of where a broad swath of the american people are. sure, you know, a large majority of the american people believe that we should use drones to go after terrorists abroad, but they also want our constitution protected, and there's a way to do both. that's what the president has been trying to convey. that's ultimately what the attorney general put in his letter yesterday. >> is he fairly brazen. >> it doesn't make it right. just because they didn't go down -- they were in line as republicans back then, but it doesn't make it right. this is the senate. i worked in the senate for many years. we always tried to get filibusters going where senators would go down and hold their ground and get speeches. we could never do it because no senator wanted to go spend that much time on the senate floor. >> right. >> i was please
you know, i think that, you know, i appreciate what senator mccain and senator graham were trying to say. under no circumstances are americans at home in danger of getting shot by a drone from the u.s. government. however, they continue to be a little bit behind the curve of where a broad swath of the american people are. sure, you know, a large majority of the american people believe that we should use drones to go after terrorists abroad, but they also want our constitution protected, and...
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john mccain is her cosponsor. >> snack you and i have gotten to this extensively. here is where it is, to make them seem like constant target. and it is a populous area. and i do not say that they are sinners. i'm wondering whether that exceeds what we are talking about. this is the incoming mayor that these guys are talking about. >> he shouldn't pursue someone just because they are about political person. i just think that i agree with you, they should not try this and so i think that it is by the relentless pressure against the basic things against this bipartisan support and they fight tooth and nail. they perpetuate themselves as targets by fighting reforms that are part of this unsupportive. neil: one thing that stood out was should look at what was going on there. >> bank of america has to pay them, which sounds odd to me. not only are they going to pass on to what frank, but now they have money for it. it's just wacky. >> they are basically operating as hedge funds. they have these mortgage securities that it wasn't hard to figure out. >> and she has acknow
john mccain is her cosponsor. >> snack you and i have gotten to this extensively. here is where it is, to make them seem like constant target. and it is a populous area. and i do not say that they are sinners. i'm wondering whether that exceeds what we are talking about. this is the incoming mayor that these guys are talking about. >> he shouldn't pursue someone just because they are about political person. i just think that i agree with you, they should not try this and so i think...
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. >> i am part of the mccain institute and i'm currently a student at the university of texas and i am wondering about this issue, it seems like they are starting to notice obama's immortality is disappearing and that he is flawed. what will it take for them to go maybe it is time to see the light and understand that he is not all he's cracked up to be? >> i think it is keeping your eyes open and watching what is happening. simple observations. it is not surprising -- the biggest difference between the two parties today in america, they are the party of government and we are the party of the private sector. that is not that we should think there is no government at all, but they really trust the government. that is why they are in such a tight alliance with a look employee unions who are the principal benefactor of larger government and to have little or no interest in bigger and bigger debt. to the extent that they have become skeptical, that maybe this degree of government is not such a good idea, that is an encouraging sign. one of the great things about being young is that if your
. >> i am part of the mccain institute and i'm currently a student at the university of texas and i am wondering about this issue, it seems like they are starting to notice obama's immortality is disappearing and that he is flawed. what will it take for them to go maybe it is time to see the light and understand that he is not all he's cracked up to be? >> i think it is keeping your eyes open and watching what is happening. simple observations. it is not surprising -- the biggest...
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. >> our sunday exclusive with republican senator john mccain. and with the man who says not so fast. >> this is a terrible deal. >> leading the charge to gut obama care and leaving his party splintered in his wake, our dana bash with tea party favorite, texas republican ted cruz. >>> then, what's next for the tea party? our political panel weighs in on the fiscal fiasco, the flawed health care launch, and the 2014 midterms. this is "state of the union." >>>ed a good morning from washington. i'm gloria borger in for candy crowley. despite a failed effort to defund obama care that resulted in bringing much of the government to a standstill for 16 days, senator ted cruz isn't giving up the fight. and even though he isn't winning many friends here in washington, republicans in his home state are standing by their man. cruz received a hero's welcome saturday at a texas convention of republican women, and cnn's chief congressional correspondent dana bash was there and spoke with the freshman senator right after that event. dana, that was quite a hero'
. >> our sunday exclusive with republican senator john mccain. and with the man who says not so fast. >> this is a terrible deal. >> leading the charge to gut obama care and leaving his party splintered in his wake, our dana bash with tea party favorite, texas republican ted cruz. >>> then, what's next for the tea party? our political panel weighs in on the fiscal fiasco, the flawed health care launch, and the 2014 midterms. this is "state of the union."...
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mccain went on to call crews a wacko bird. >> jon: oh, no, you didn't. did you not call someone a wacko bird because that is a weird insult. and nobody really knows what that means. i mean you're not a sixth grader. so what did cruz say to hagel? to get slapped with the wacko bird label. >> i don't know if mr. hagel has received funds directly or indirectly from foreign sources. it is at a minimum relevant to know if that $200,000 that he deposited in his bank account came directly from saudi arabia, came directly from north korea. we don't know what it was. it may be that he spoke at radical or extreme groups or anti-israel groups and accepted financial compensation. we don't know. >> jon: he might [bleep]. i don't know. these are the questions one must raise in a confirmation hearing with a colleague of many of the other people on this panel who think... i don't know. does he? does he? here's the thing. does he have a puppy? so cruz is not a wacko bird. he's just a "take things out of context to create a false impression of guilt" bird. so it seems acr
mccain went on to call crews a wacko bird. >> jon: oh, no, you didn't. did you not call someone a wacko bird because that is a weird insult. and nobody really knows what that means. i mean you're not a sixth grader. so what did cruz say to hagel? to get slapped with the wacko bird label. >> i don't know if mr. hagel has received funds directly or indirectly from foreign sources. it is at a minimum relevant to know if that $200,000 that he deposited in his bank account came directly...
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. >> it's hard when you have john mccain sabotaging. >> we're out of time. >> special edition of special report coming up next, we'll see you tomorrow. >> once this arrives i will sign it immediately. >> i'm bret baier we are one hour from what is supposed to be the day the u.s. government hit borrowing himmit but that has been averted. a short time ago the house passed a measure to extend credit threshold at the same time, fund the government enough tond the two and a half week old partial shut down. now, it's on to the white house for the president's signature. find out where we stand now, we are live at the capitol with a busy day. well, it's been a busy couple weeks. >> reporter: bret, good evening. with 198 democratic votes in the skmous some republicans waits not that close. now, congress has passed a temporary fix on debt, and funny -- funding the government. >> after two long weeks it's time to end the government shut down. it's time to take the threat of default off the table. it's time to restore some sanity to this place. >> reporter: nobody considered the bill perfect, many s
. >> it's hard when you have john mccain sabotaging. >> we're out of time. >> special edition of special report coming up next, we'll see you tomorrow. >> once this arrives i will sign it immediately. >> i'm bret baier we are one hour from what is supposed to be the day the u.s. government hit borrowing himmit but that has been averted. a short time ago the house passed a measure to extend credit threshold at the same time, fund the government enough tond the two...
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and with john mccain, i think you're right. when he did face a challenge he moved very far to the right on things like immigration that he had long stood for and he's taking a courageous stand, a principled stand. it may look a little different but i'm still glad that he's there to support some sanity at this moment. >> and mcconnell would have voted for this if he wasn't running for re-election. they did something very smart. they didn't want to leave it at just 60 because each one of the republicans who voted for it could have been blamed as being the deciding voter who made this happen. >> right. >> so mcconnell made sure that there was enough of it well over 60 so no individual could be blamed for this and mcconnell made sure it passed. most of the people who voted against it very much wanted to see it passed. >> don't forget this got a bunch of republican votes in the house. >> yeah. >> 169 republicans voted for this in the house and that's been a heavier lift for anything that wreaks of compromise. so i do think that they
and with john mccain, i think you're right. when he did face a challenge he moved very far to the right on things like immigration that he had long stood for and he's taking a courageous stand, a principled stand. it may look a little different but i'm still glad that he's there to support some sanity at this moment. >> and mcconnell would have voted for this if he wasn't running for re-election. they did something very smart. they didn't want to leave it at just 60 because each one of...
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senate, senator john mccain of arizona. i started out by asking him about the damage that this entire process has done to his profession, to his party and to the country. >> we have damaged our credibility very badly, and all of us. the president's numbers have gone down. democrat's numbers have gone done. republican's numbers have gone down only greater. and it has eroded the confidence. you just showed, eroded the confidence on the part of the american people. remember that many of the members of the house were elected in 2010, promising to repeal or defund obama care. the problem with their strategy was that it was a fool's errand. we were not going to defund obama care. that's why we had an election in 2012. that's part of what that was all about. so it was a terrific mistake. we inflicted pain on the american people that was totally unnecessary. and we cannot do this again. we republicans have a hole that we've got to come out of. and obviously we're going to have to do a lot of work. well, he's entitled to his views.
senate, senator john mccain of arizona. i started out by asking him about the damage that this entire process has done to his profession, to his party and to the country. >> we have damaged our credibility very badly, and all of us. the president's numbers have gone down. democrat's numbers have gone done. republican's numbers have gone down only greater. and it has eroded the confidence. you just showed, eroded the confidence on the part of the american people. remember that many of the...
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said senator mccain, i still don't see the strategy for the path towards result. he joked, it's always darkest before it's totally black. what can we expect? let's bring in our gaggle. friday gaggle nonetheless. georgetown university dean, that's a nice new title, robert trainem. lisa from the associated press. and former democratic congressman from pennsylvania patrick murphy. welcome all. all right, robert, you used to work on capitol hill for the republican side of the aisle. this lack of unity here is strengthening the president's hand every single day. >> it's not even a lack of unity, it's a lack of communication, a lack of personal relationships. there used to be a point when transportation bills, all those things just went through. and there also used to be a time -- i remember when ted kennedy would sit down with my former boss rick santorum and have a substantive -- >> they could cut deals, think about that. >> absolutely, two polar opposites. >> it takes a few years to decide to work within the confines of the senate. >> there was a legitimate relations
said senator mccain, i still don't see the strategy for the path towards result. he joked, it's always darkest before it's totally black. what can we expect? let's bring in our gaggle. friday gaggle nonetheless. georgetown university dean, that's a nice new title, robert trainem. lisa from the associated press. and former democratic congressman from pennsylvania patrick murphy. welcome all. all right, robert, you used to work on capitol hill for the republican side of the aisle. this lack of...
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remember, mitch mcconnell and john mccain have been on opposite sides. i don't think they're buddies. >> mccain had 90 minutes with the president talking about foreign policy last night. chris, always great to see you. >> thanks, andrea. >> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." my colleague tam ran hall has what's next on ""news nation."" >> the parents of trayvon martin urge president obama to go through his son's case with, quote, a fine tooth comb. this as the congressional black caucus is reportedly working on a flurry of bills in response to george zimmerman's acquittal. can they expect bipartisan support. we'll talk with james clay burn. plus, a witness who was set to testify in the whitey bulger case this week turns up dead. we'll tell you what police are telling the victim's family about the possible cause of death. >>> plus, mcdonalcdonald's taki heath for a financial planning guide designed to help out its employees. they argue the guide is not only impractical, they have called it laughable, insulting, insensitive. we'll
remember, mitch mcconnell and john mccain have been on opposite sides. i don't think they're buddies. >> mccain had 90 minutes with the president talking about foreign policy last night. chris, always great to see you. >> thanks, andrea. >> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." my colleague tam ran hall has what's next on ""news nation."" >> the parents of trayvon martin urge president obama to go through his son's case...
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senator john mccain took it a step further, saying congress should not and will not vote on an assault weapons ban. isn't that encouraging? he thinks it's just not going to happen. so why go ahead and bother. you mean to tell me we can't even go back to where we were? senator joe manchin of west virginia went on cnn to talk about bipartisanship yesterday. he ended up taking a totally partisan stance on an assault weapons ban. >> just get a yes or no possibly. an assault weapons stand alone ban. >> a assault weapons ban, on just guns alone will not in the political reality that we have today will not go anywhere. it has to be comprehensive, candy. >> let's have an up or down vote on that. i'm not so sure than. senator manchin is shutting down the debate before it's even started. it looks like congress might not have the courage to act on anything. so today the president talked about his alternatives. >> i'm confident that there are some steps we can take that don't require legislation and that are within my authority as president. >> and here is the level headed and bipartisan response.
senator john mccain took it a step further, saying congress should not and will not vote on an assault weapons ban. isn't that encouraging? he thinks it's just not going to happen. so why go ahead and bother. you mean to tell me we can't even go back to where we were? senator joe manchin of west virginia went on cnn to talk about bipartisanship yesterday. he ended up taking a totally partisan stance on an assault weapons ban. >> just get a yes or no possibly. an assault weapons stand...
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president shaking raul castro's hand and other world leaders is just like placating the nazis, john mccain knows what he's talking about here. but the president's troubles did not end with the handshake. >> the other moment from today's memorial is getting attention tonight, a selfie that instantly went entire viral. >> that's british prime minister david cameron, and there's, according to usa today, we're not positive who the other person in the snap is. obama, cameron and some random lady also known as the prime minister of denmark were caught on camera taking a selfie during today's events. and for the second time today, the world cringed. even the first lady was horrified. i mean, one has to ask, what kind of world leader would do such a thing? amateur photo analysis done by people on the internet tells the whole story. michelle obama upset by the inappropriate behavior moves over to separate the world leaders and forces them to behave and then smiles about it afterwards? yeah, it didn't make any sense to us either. but the question remains, can barack obama do anything right? the answ
president shaking raul castro's hand and other world leaders is just like placating the nazis, john mccain knows what he's talking about here. but the president's troubles did not end with the handshake. >> the other moment from today's memorial is getting attention tonight, a selfie that instantly went entire viral. >> that's british prime minister david cameron, and there's, according to usa today, we're not positive who the other person in the snap is. obama, cameron and some...
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. >> on sunday, senator john mccain repeated his call for a special committee to investigate, saying former secretary of state hillary clinton should testify before congress, again. >> i'd call it a cover up. i would call it a cover up in the extent that there was willful removal of information, which was obvious. it was obvious. >> now, there are two parts to the benghazi allegations. one the white house engineered a coverp and altered the talking points to protect themselves politically. the evidence to support that allegation seems to be fading as we learn more about the state department's role in changing the talking points and pushing forward. the second allegation is the one that has a bit more legs. they were changed after a bureaucratic knife fight in which the state department and cia battled over what will be made public. why was there a battle? as we now know at least 12 separate drafts of the talking points initially requested by the house intelligence committee. the cia first draft included language saying islamic extremists with ties to ala cada participated in the atta
. >> on sunday, senator john mccain repeated his call for a special committee to investigate, saying former secretary of state hillary clinton should testify before congress, again. >> i'd call it a cover up. i would call it a cover up in the extent that there was willful removal of information, which was obvious. it was obvious. >> now, there are two parts to the benghazi allegations. one the white house engineered a coverp and altered the talking points to protect themselves...
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one, he has to hope john mccain puts a sock on it. they know that -- republicans know that if john mccain is the face of it, that that's like waving a red cape of conservatives. >> right, and we had justice alito, one of the most powerful conservatives in town, and he said listen, everyone thinks immigration reform is going to happen. just wait until we start running ads that say immigration reform will create 10 million new democrats, all of whom are here because they broke the law. then talk to me about whether it can pass, and that's the pressure we're seeing put on marco rubio. and rubio is a linchpin. if rubio backs immigration reform, i think we collectively think it happens. >> absolutely. >> if he backs out, it's done. >> absolutely. i think if he backs out, if he's not up there as one of the faces, i think it is over. >> and speaking of rubio, obviously, he's going to run in 2016, and hillary clinton probably is going to run. >> probably. >> and is very worried about a marco rubio, young, obviously new face for the republican
one, he has to hope john mccain puts a sock on it. they know that -- republicans know that if john mccain is the face of it, that that's like waving a red cape of conservatives. >> right, and we had justice alito, one of the most powerful conservatives in town, and he said listen, everyone thinks immigration reform is going to happen. just wait until we start running ads that say immigration reform will create 10 million new democrats, all of whom are here because they broke the law. then...
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so you saw john mccain the former presidential nominee hitting paul on this issue. how to deal with the tea party on fiscal issues and social type of issues and policy issues is another question. gwen: is this one of these cases where the democrats decided this isn't my fight, i'm going to let them fight themselves? >> i think it's party loyalty. sitting senators of a sitting president don't go on the floor and go after them. ron widen who has been very consistent on this issue which is ideologically consistent. but i would not be surprised to see a big liberal rally for barack obama. gwen: thank you, everybody. we're going to leave you just a few minutes early this week to give you the chance to support your local pbs station which in turn supports us. the conversation will continue online on the "washington week" extra. we will tackle everything we didn't tackle this week. keep up with me on the pbs newshour and we'll see you next week on "washington week." good night. >> corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we went out and asked people a s
so you saw john mccain the former presidential nominee hitting paul on this issue. how to deal with the tea party on fiscal issues and social type of issues and policy issues is another question. gwen: is this one of these cases where the democrats decided this isn't my fight, i'm going to let them fight themselves? >> i think it's party loyalty. sitting senators of a sitting president don't go on the floor and go after them. ron widen who has been very consistent on this issue which is...
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there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before the republican brand gets even more tarnished. that's where the action is. you're never going to get the people who came to town to destroy government to feel bad about destroying government. it hurts him as well. >> with the help of television help you make your point. in addition to cruz, other tea party republicans continue to operate in their chamber. they don't seem to care the country is suffering. here's a representative from louisiana. he said quote, we knew going into this we would get most of the blame. we get most of t
there's mccain saying yes. yes. >> you know, nobody not even john mccain is going to convince ted cruz or the 30 or 40 members of the kamikaze club in the tea party house of representatives that they're wrong and they should change course. that's not going to happen. what can happen is because of poll results like this, other members of the party whether it's john mccain, whether it's peter king in the house, put enough pressure on boehner and even on mcconnell to fix this thing before...
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senator john mccain expressed appreciation for the invitation. it was a chance to begin the discussion. according to one senator, when dinner was over, saxby chambliss offered to pick up the tab. but the president refused and picked it up out of his own pocket. >>> last night the house easily passed a $982 billion short-term bill to fund the government through september. most of the no votes were democrats. those automatic spending known as the sequester. meanwhile, house speaker john boehner brushed off the idea that he and the president could work one-on-one to come up with a wide-ranging plan to deal with the fiscal cliff. >> no more deals, no more boehner top-down deals? >> those haven't worked. i don't think it's the way to get to one. you don't have enough member buy it. two people hiding behind closed doors doesn't replicate 535 members of congress or the wisdom of 535 members of congress. or 300 million americans. this should be done out in the open. members should have a chance to participate and i think we need to grow this organically
senator john mccain expressed appreciation for the invitation. it was a chance to begin the discussion. according to one senator, when dinner was over, saxby chambliss offered to pick up the tab. but the president refused and picked it up out of his own pocket. >>> last night the house easily passed a $982 billion short-term bill to fund the government through september. most of the no votes were democrats. those automatic spending known as the sequester. meanwhile, house speaker john...